We all have a lot to do. As always, there are two components to this feeling of overwhelm: the external yes-it's-true lots and lots to do, and the internal, always-pushing, stressed out state. See if you can guess which one I am about to address. :-)
Reframing—Part II
Being Happy With What We Have
What Is My Dharma?
Ego: Friend or Foe?
What Is a Guru?
There is enormous confusion in the West about what a guru is. Most folks think it has something to do with turning your will over to someone else, or someone who dictates every aspect of your life. Of course there are false gurus who are in it for themselves (knowingly or not). But then there are bad doctors, which does not damage the value or efficacy of Western medicine. Bad teachers do not mean education is not worth it. So what, then, is the real value of a rare true Divine Teacher?
Lessons From a Pooch
New Year's Resolutions
It’s the time for New Year's Resolutions. You know, those promises we make ourselves that too often don’t make it till Groundhog Day (for those of you unaware of that holiday, it’s February 2nd. Happy Groundhog Day in advance, in case I forget to mention it later. :-) ).
The trouble with failed promises, however, is most often not our lack of will; it is that we have a tendency to pick unrealistic goals.
The True Meaning of Christmas
Say "Yes!" to Life
The phrase "Say yes! to life" is one I try hard to live by. We spend entirely too much time resisting reality, arguing in our heads, resenting circumstances, and wishing things and people were different.
It is not that we should passively accept everything that happens. We should most assuredly not! I am speaking about what happens in our hearts.
Reframing
Gratitude
How to Deal With Spiritual Tests
Living in the Present
The Election
Why Is There Suffering?
What More Do We Want?
As I have written before, the major human delusion and desire is to find peace and happiness by getting everything just right—and then freezing things so they do not change. We imagine that if we just try hard enough we can somehow enter that Promised Land. If that is your plan I’m afraid I have some bad news...
Language, the Senses, and True Knowledge
Just Trying to Help!
East West Humor
Wow. What a spate of not-the-most-comforting news these days. Ukraine? Israel? Political strife? Recession fears? Martians attack New York City? (O.K.—maybe I made that one up…) Time for a little levity. Here are some of my favorite cute stories from East West. A smile on the face is often a cure for what ails you…